If your organization’s group health plan is subject to COBRA you are required to give certain notices to your participants. These notices are designed to describe their rights under COBRA, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, to continue their coverage under qualifying circumstances. Here is a summary of those required notices.

For a lot of employers, one of the FMLA’s most confusing provisions is determining the applicable 12-month period in which employees can take up to 12 weeks of protected leave. The FMLA affords you four methods of determining this 12-month period, each with its own pros and cons.